{"id":7662,"date":"2026-07-17T04:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7662"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:05:45","slug":"long-term-exposure-to-air-pollution-could-lead-to-dementia-warns-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7662","title":{"rendered":"Long-term exposure to air pollution could lead to dementia, warns WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/long-term-exposure-to-air-pollution-could-lead-to-dementia-warns-who\/articleshow\/132450132.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132450132.cms\" \/><\/a>New WHO guidelines suggest up to 45% of dementia cases are preventable. Tackling risk factors like high blood pressure and air pollution is advised. 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